The Adventures Of Louis De Rougemont - Softcover

De Rougemont, Louis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9354756581 ISBN 13: 9789354756580

Publisher: Alpha Editions, 2021

Synopsis

A pulse-quickening voyage into a man's remembered world, told with a gaze both reverent and audacious. The Adventures Of Louis De Rougemont presents a vivid travel memoir that is at once an intimate autobiographical travelogue and a sweeping adventure narrative. From the brine-drenched decks of south seas voyages to the quiet interiors of memory, the book threads identity and memory themes through tales of maritime travel, wildly exaggerated adventure stories, and a quiet, uncanny self-scrutiny. This is classic travel literature that rewards patient readers with lush detail, layered storytelling, and a historian's eye for context. This edition is more than a reprint. Alpha Editions has restored the voice, cadence, and textures for today's audience-preserving the aura of its era while ensuring accessibility for contemporary readers. It matters as literature and as history, offering insight into victorian era navigation, the culture of exploration, and the way memory can shape a life told in public and private alike. Casual readers will be swept along by compelling scenes and humane introspection; complete edition buyers and fans of memoirs will prize the care taken with language and structure. A collector's item and a cultural treasure, this is travel writing at its most durable: a work that continues to speak to history-minded readers and lovers of transformative storytelling.

Edition details

• Publisher: Alpha Editions
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9354756581
• ISBN 13: 9789354756580
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 262